50 Cent and Erin Andrews AwkwardDaytona 500 Kiss

2/24/2013 2:40 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF

Erin Andrews was caught completely off guard at the Daytona 500 today when she randomly bumped into 50 Cent ... and then proceeded to awkwardly dodge his attempt at a kiss.

Andrews was working the event for FOX and was trying to score an interview with Danica Patrick. She couldn't find Patrick, but did run into 50 ... who went in for a kiss, but Andrews turned her head to the side and the kiss was ruined.

To make matters worse, Andrews left 50 behind to continue her search for Patrick ... but 50 tagged along anyway. As soon as Andrews realized she wasn't going to find Patrick -- and was instead left with just 50 -- she immediately tossed it back to the show's hosts.